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However, if there were regular, structured meetings, there would be more visible accountability and we could see whether what was discussed at those meetings transferred into real action in Europe. My instinctive preference is for there to be a culture of co-operation and mutual trust, rather than for there to be an overreliance on meetings, timetables and ...
An equalities assessment will have been done across each of the portfolios of Government expenditure, so the issue that Mr McMillan has raised of the resource to capital transfer will have been assessed for equalities purposes.
However, the major stumbling block is that local authorities are the only public bodies that can transfer assets to communities or other social enterprises at less than market value.
I believe that, in Glasgow, there are 26 allotment sites with a total of more than 1,200 plots, all of which are full, yet more than 600 people are on the waiting list.
Universities have accepted that, by applying the same efficiency levels as the public sector, they can achieve savings of £26 million next year. It is true that universities elsewhere will also be pursuing efficiencies, but we expect Scottish institutions to pursue theirs aggressively.
Is that right? That is right. I referred to page 26 of the report, where we set out the changes that have been seen since the bid was put together in 2006 and agreed in 2007.
Members indicated agreement. Section 26 is "Guidance to advisory body". I point out that, unfortunately, the proposal in the summary of recommendations is somewhat misleading.